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United States Senate Confirms Todd Blanche as Attorney General in Narrow Vote

The United States Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general by a fifty-to-forty-nine vote, giving President Donald Trump a close ally at the head of the federal law enforcement apparatus after the administration agreed to drop a controversial compensation fund.
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